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Stage set for a new Station 9
Two dead after plane crashes on Greenway By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com
Forsyth County’s oldest fire station to be rebuilt By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Work is poised to start on a construction project to replace Forsyth County’s oldest fire station with a brand-new station building, ready to meet the needs of a modern county. A groundbreaking ceremony for the new Fire Station 9 was held Oct. 28 at a site off Browns Bridge Road in Forsyth County, near Lake Lanier. “We are excited to begin work on this much-anticipated project,” Forsyth County Fire Chief Barry Head said. “Quality of life is one of the most important things we can offer our citizens, and that begins with a strong public safety force.” Fire Station 9 is the oldest county fire station and was built by volunteers on Browns Bridge Road in north Forsyth County in 1989. The fire station update, along with an update to Fire Station 15 worth $13.9 million, was approved by the Forsyth County Board of Commis-
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Forsyth County Fire Chief Barry Head speaks to a crowd of officials and media representatives at a groundbreaking ceremony held for Fire Station 9 Oct. 28. Head said the new station will strengthen the community’s fire response. sioners at their Sept. 22 work session. County officials say designs of the new Fire Station 9 will be based on the new county standard template that has been improved over the years. Forsyth County Fire Department Division Chief Jason Shivers said the new stations will replace the old structures, using an updated design that will double the size of the stations and provide updated technology and amenities for
personnel. The 12,500-square-foot, four-bay station is expected to open in the spring of 2024. “The new stations have a clean, crisp design that nicely blends fire service tradition with modern architecture,” Shivers said. “The same firefighters will still be proudly serving their neighborhoods rapidly, ef-
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — At least two people are dead, following a singleengine aircraft wreck in Alpharetta Oct. 31. Police say the plane crashed at about 1 p.m., north of Kimball Bridge Road in a heavily wooded section of the Big Creek Greenway in Alpharetta. According to Alpharetta Police Sgt. David Freeman, flight plans show the flight was in route to DeKalbPeachtree Airport when it wrecked and was carrying at least two people. Both of those aboard have been confirmed as deceased, Freeman said. Freeman told Appen Media the agency has no information on the airplane’s model or registration. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reports it was a BE58. Appen Media has located flight information for a BE58 aircraft that stopped transmitting data today around 1200 feet above the Big Creek Greenway. It had departed from Jekyll Island Airport earlier in the day.
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